60% of sex assault victims know attacker

SIX in every 10 victims who attended sexual assault treatment units last year knew their attackers.

The six sexual assault treatment units (SATUs) in Dublin, Cork, Waterford, Mullingar, Galway and Letterkenny saw 529 patients last year, the vast majority of whom were women.

Over half of the victims reported that they had consumed more than four units of alcohol in the 12 hours prior to being sexually assaulted.